Warriors offseason new trends: Payton Jr. may leave the team & provide Qualification Quotes to Kumingga

According to an NBA Warriors reporter on June 29, the team management has provided a one-year qualification quotation contract to young power forward player Kumingga, making him a restricted free agent, and the Warriors have the right to match other teams' quotation contracts for Kumingga. It is reported that Kumingga and his agent team hope to get a long-term contract with an average annual salary of about $30 million. If the Warriors stay, Kumingga is a serious problem with the team's salary space and luxury tax, and Kumingga is still worried about his future role in the Warriors. After all, coach Kohl is always ambiguous about Kumingga's tactical strategy, and Kumingga's stay or leave issue will be confusing in the offseason.

22-year-old Kumingga plays as a power forward and plays for the Warriors in the 2024-2025 season. He often DNP due to head coach Cole in the playoffs. Although he only played 8 games, he averaged 23.4 minutes per game and scored 15.3 points + 2.3 rebounds + 1.3 assists + 0.5 steals + 0.5 steals. His shooting percentage is 48.0%, his three-point shooting percentage is 40.0%, and his free throw shooting percentage is 70.0%. If converted to a 36-minute efficiency value, he has the potential to score 20+6.

At the same time, Warriors guard Payton II Jr. has completely recovered from his free life in the offseason. He is likely to enter the trading market and will not choose to return to the Warriors. Payton II played a total of 62 games in the regular season this season, averaging 14.9 minutes per game, scoring 6.5 points + 3.0 rebounds + 1.3 assists + 0.8 steals + 0.3 blocks, shooting percentage of 57.0%, three-point shooting percentage of 32.0%, and free throw shooting percentage of 71.0%. Although Payton II Jr.'s scoring data is effective, the Warriors' substitute lineup is one of the indispensable forces on the defensive end.

In addition, the Warriors management provided qualification quotes to two young players, Armstrong and Nick Mann. Both of them are two-way contract players and are currently restricted free agents, just like Kumingga.